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QBE to shut Middlesbrough office
Insurer QBE has announced it will close its Middlesbrough claims office in the New Year. The motor ...
Making an EXIT
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Marsh goes for public sector
Marsh will launch a fully dedicated pubic sector practice on 1 January next year. The unit will hav...
Manufacturers heed whiplash message
Motor research centre Thatcham has revealed that vehicle manufacturers recorded a 6% improvement for...
Heath Lambert in home insurance launch
Heath Lambert today announced it will be the sole provider of cover for Diamond's new home insurance product.
Russ quits at Quanta
Quanta Capital Holdings has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Robert Lippincott as its interim chief executive.
Industry calls for changes in safety management as commercial fire claims soar 20%
The annual fire bill could be reduced by £34m a year with 15% fewer fires through changes to the building regulations according to research commissioned by the Association of British Insurers. With 35% of fires arising from poor fire safety management,…
Thatcham: whiplash-busting seats gaining ground
Motor research centre Thatcham has revealed that vehicle manufacturers recorded a 6% improvement for fitting of so called 'good' rated seats. The findings mean that almost one in four new cars now offer good protection in low speed crashes - helping…
Ratings agencies mark Swiss Re for possible downgrade
Fitch Ratings has placed Swiss Re on Rating Watch Negative and GE Insurance Solutions (GE Insurance) on Rating Watch Positive.
Cooper Gay appoints Barton as deputy MD
Cooper Gay has appointed Steve Barton as deputy managing director within its marine & aviation division.
Gross premiums on the London market fell in 2004
Gross premiums on the London market fell 15% in 2004 to £21.7bn, according to UK industry trade body...
What the papers said this week
The Sun A businessman, officially registered as drowned during a drunken boating mishap five years ...
NU loses NAAFI account
Third-party administrator Rubicon has won a contract to provide motor insurance to armed forces spec...
Brokers: a law unto themselves
Despite all the talk of Tesco Law, it was interesting that roadside giant AA was, in fact, the first...
Insurer "vindicated" by report
Online-only motor insurer Swiftcover claimed its business model has been vindicated after researcher...
Food and beverage market tops EL price table
A new survey from broker Marsh reveals that while the employers'liability market in the UK has stabilised somewhat over the past 12 months, some businesses, particularly in the small and medium-sized sector, are still battling against increasing premium…
Crawford’s handles major university fire loss
Crawford & Company, an independent provider of claims management solutions, is handling a major loss claim at the University of Southampton after a serious fire broke out in one of the research units in the University’s Mountbatten Building on the…
RSA reports UK improvement
Royal and Sun Alliance this morning reported a pofit after tax of £378m (2004 : £8) on net written premiums of £4.1bn (2004 : £3.7bn)for the first nine months of 2005. It added the combined operating ratio (COR) of 93.1% (2004 : 94.2%) for ongoing…
Charles Taylor acquires run-off specialist LCL group
Charles Taylor Consulting has purchased the LCL Group Limited and LCL Acquisitions Limited.
FSSC successful in academy bid
The Financial Services Skills Council has been successful in its bid to create a National Financial ...
Fender benders by gender
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Burgesses changes name
Burgesses - the payment protection insurance specialist - has changed its company name to British In...
Transfer of information
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Repairers move to head off claims
Bodyshop association MVRA is seeking to pre-empt the threat of litigation against its members for fa...